Surinamese Stickpea

Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.Calliandra surinamensis Benth. Fabaceae. CN: Pink powder puff, Pompon de Marin, Surinam powderpuff, Surinamese stickpea. Native of northern and western South America. The plant usually has complexly branched multiple trunks and grows to a height of about 5 metres, although many sources suggest that it only attains a height of 3 metres. Left unpruned it grows long thin branches that eventually droop down onto the ground. Synonym(s):Anneslia fasciculata (Willd.) KleinhoonteCalliandra tenuiflora Benth.Inga fasciculata Willd.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8512en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliandra_surinamensis

Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.Calliandra surinamensis Benth. Fabaceae. CN: Pink powder puff, Pompon de Marin, Surinam powderpuff, Surinamese stickpea. Native of northern and western South America. The plant usually has complexly branched multiple trunks and grows to a height of about 5 metres, although many sources suggest that it only attains a height of 3 metres. Left unpruned it grows long thin branches that eventually droop down onto the ground. Synonym(s):Anneslia fasciculata (Willd.) KleinhoonteCalliandra tenuiflora Benth.Inga fasciculata Willd.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8512en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliandra_surinamensis

Arusha, Tanzania

Under names such as Surinamese Stickpea and Surinam Powderpuff, this species is planted widely in tropical gardens, from a neotropical origin. Photo from Gamboa Rainforest Lodge, Panama.

Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.